The New Face of the Enlightenment Warsaw: Barracks Designed by Stanisław Zawadzki Cover Image

Nowe oblicze oświeceniowej Warszawy – gmachy koszarowe projektowane przez Stanisława Zawadzkiego
The New Face of the Enlightenment Warsaw: Barracks Designed by Stanisław Zawadzki

Author(s): Ryszard Mączyński
Subject(s): Architecture, Visual Arts, 18th Century, History of Art
Published by: Instytut Sztuki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Stanisław Zawadzki; Enlightenment; Warsaw; Kamieniec Podolski; 18th century architecture; barracks; Jean-François Neufforge;

Summary/Abstract: The Warsaw Barracks from the times of the reign of King Stanislaus Augustus have not as yet been thoroughly analysed; neither have archival sources nor printed records been studied for the purpose. In view of the fact that the Warsaw Barracks from the Enlightenment have been annihilated, first following various alterations to be later entirely demolished, what becomes of more importance is the preserved iconography, particularly the water colours featuring them by Zygmunt Vogel. The paintings’ realism and meticulousness allow to conduct the architectural study of the facilities they rendered...

  • Issue Year: 81/2019
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 601-626
  • Page Count: 26
  • Language: Polish